Prediction of Yosuke Watanuki vs Masaki Sasai Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Watanuki vs M. Sasai

Yosuke Watanuki

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

5'7" (170 cm)

160

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$863.4K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Masaki Sasai

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

5'7" (170 cm)

160

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$863.4K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Watanuki 1 - 1 Sasai

They have played 5 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 and Masaki Sasai winning 3. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Masaki Sasai was at the Japan F4 (Tsukuba), 29-03-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 5-7 6-3 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watanuki	1
Sasai	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) Japan F4 (Tsukuba)(03-29-17)

Stats

Yosuke Watanuki

Masaki Sasai

(R2) Japan F6(06-08-15)

Stats

Masaki Sasai

Yosuke Watanuki

Y. Watanuki vs M. Sasai H2H Profile

Y. Watanuki	Stats	M. Sasai
$863,445	Career Prize Money	$0
60.27% (264-174)	Career Total W/L	55.94% (113-89)
1	Hard	1
10	Titles	0
1	Total H2H Matches	1
57.14% (4-3)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

Y. Watanuki vs M. Sasai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yosuke Watanuki has won 48.49% of points on their second serve, while Masaki Sasai has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Yosuke Watanuki, in recent form, has won 45.41% of their opponent's second serve points, while Masaki Sasai has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.11% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Yosuke Watanuki has saved 55.71% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Masaki Sasai has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Yosuke Watanuki has won 56.36% of matches played (W/L 31/24), with Masaki Sasai winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Yosuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 61/25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 18/26). Masaki Sasai has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 88/54), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 33% (W/L 1/2).
Player level: In the last year, Yosuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 62.07% of matches (W/L 18/11), where as Masaki Sasai has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Yosuke Watanuki winning 1 times and Masaki Sasai being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 and Masaki Sasai winning 3.
The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Masaki Sasai was at the Japan F4 (Tsukuba), 29-03-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 5-7 6-3 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yosuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 226.18 while Masaki Sasai has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yosuke Watanuki has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Masaki Sasai has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Yosuke Watanuki has converted 30.87% of breakpoint opportunities, and Masaki Sasai has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Yosuke Watanuki vs Masaki Sasai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

Y. Watanuki vs M. Sasai H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Y. Watanuki	Stats	M. Sasai
1	H2H Matches Won	1
2	Sets Won	3
22	Games Won	23
5	Aces (Total)	0
2	Total Double Faults	5
1:0:0	Average Match Time	1:0:0
54% (49/91)	1st Serve %	73% (58/80)
45% (22/49)	1st Serve Win %	40% (23/58)
60% (25/42)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (10/22)
82% (9/11)	Break Pts Won %	55% (6/11)
59% (47/80)	Return Points Win %	48% (44/91)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
F Elias YmerE. Ymer	W	3-6 6-1 6-4	Stats
SF Chun Hsin TsengC. Hsin	W	2-6 6-2 6-1	Stats
QF Hugo GrenierH. Grenier	W	7-6(11) 6-3	Stats
R2 Frederico Ferreira SilvaF. Ferreira	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Kaylan BigunK. Bigun	W	6-4 6-2	Stats

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M. Sasai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Japan F8 (Akishima) - 11-06-2018
Q1 Yusei FukuokaY. Fukuoka	W	6-0 6-1	Stats
Q2 Masayoshi OnoM. Ono	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
Japan F7 (Karuizawa) - 04-06-2018
R1 Rio NoguchiR. Noguchi	L	6-2 2-0 ret.	Stats
Q3 Shoji SatoS. Sato	W	6-1 7-5	Stats
Q1 Takuya KureokaT. Kureoka	W	6-2 6-3	Stats

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Y. Watanuki vs M. Sasai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Y. Watanuki	Stats	M. Sasai
60.27% (264/174)	YTD Win/Loss	55.94% (113/89)
57.53% (592/437)	Sets Win/Loss	54.88% (242/199)
52.55% (5244/4736)	Games Win/Loss	53.37% (2053/1794)
61.15% (159/101)	Hard Win/Loss	61.97% (88/54)
40.91% (18/26)	Clay Win/Loss	50.00% (16/16)
67.31% (70/34)	Indoor Hard W/L	32.00% (8/17)
56.67% (17/13)	Grass Win/Loss	33.33% (1/2)
0.62	Aces Per Game	0.04
3040	Aces Total	67
0.32	Double Faults Per Game	0.03
1565	Total Double Faults	64
1:35:47	Average Match Time	1st Match
448.06	Average Opponent Rank	380.39
56% (16608/29849)	1st Serve %	65% (1657/2564)
74% (12256/16608)	1st Serve Win %	62% (1023/1657)
50% (6667/13241)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (443/907)
42% (1254/2977)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (95/189)
40% (12122/30639)	Return Points Win %	38% (927/2444)
51.52% (17/16)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
64.52% (20/11)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
60.00% (3/2)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
46.77% (29/33)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
61.90% (156/96)	Challenger W/L	30.77% (4/9)
70.91% (39/16)	Futures W/L	57.67% (109/80)
61% (252/413)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (111/200)
36% (5/14)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
51% (88/172)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (13/26)
57% (82/145)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (20/37)
87% (250/218)	1st Set Won, Won Match	91% (114/104)
13% (250/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	9% (114/10)
23% (187/43)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	10% (88/9)